Why focus on community driven climate action?
The City of Seattle has a big role to play in helping our community take climate action, but government cannot do it alone. We need the community to partner with us on this effort.  Seemingly small actions residents and businesses take can help create big improvements in our personal and community health in addition to big savings in carbon emissions. Neighbors and neighborhood organizations are often the best ones to inspire people to make healthier choices in their lives. Learn More.

How Do You Build a Successful Climate Action Program?
Repeated studies have proven that information and education alone are not enough to motivate people to take action. Engaging a community in climate action requires intentional design in messaging, approach and incentives. Designing your program with this in mind will elevate its success and get you measureable results.
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View Examples of Successful Programs
These programs were run by small groups at the community level and implemented with minimal resources beyond time, communications and coordination.

WHAT WE ARE SEEKING
Seattle residents are passionate, committed and creative when to comes to making Seattle—and the world—better places. As individuals and as a community, Seattleites have helped our community become a national and international leader in sustainability. And, we know the community has more great ideas about how we can continue to be leaders by taking action at the neighborhood level to address climate change.

The City of Seattle is seeking community partners to help residents and businesses take action for the climate. We will be awarding contracts up to $7,000 for the projects, and will be providing on-going project design support.

If you have an idea about how to inspire your community to make positive choices that support the environment, we want to work with you to make it happen! We are accepting applications for projects in the following categories:

TRANSPORTATION

ENERGY

FOOD

WASTE

WHO SHOULD APPLY
Organizations or individuals with a good idea who want to partner with the City to help their community take climate action.  No idea is too big or too small!

HOW TO APPLY
Download a proposal form and submit it by 4:00 pm on April 27, 2012
Email: Sara.Wysocki@seattle.gov
Fax: 206-684-3013
Mail: PO Box 94729, Seattle, WA 98124-4729

QUESTIONS?
Email Sara Wysocki or call 206.233.7014